New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court’s order upholding the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to transfer several senior bureaucrats and police officers in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, observing that such reshuffles before polls...
New Delhi: Calling for an apolitical approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday told Lok Sabha members that he is willing to use the words “guarantee” and “promise” to assure concerns of MPs that the proposed delimitation preceding the implementation of the women quota will not...
New Delhi: BJP National President Nitin Nabin took the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Along with him, several other new members were administered the oath shortly after the House proceedings commenced. This marks BJP President Nabin's first term as a Member...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed the pleas of industrialist Anil Ambani challenging the Bombay High Court order that allowed the proceedings initiated by banks against him and Reliance Communications Ltd to classify their bank accounts as fraud to continue. A bench of Chief...
Kyiv: Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 80 others in its biggest aerial barrage in almost two weeks, officials said Thursday. Russia launched nearly 700 drones and...
New Delhi: Voting on the three bills in Lok Sabha to amend the women's quota law and set up a delimitation commission will be held at 4 PM Friday, according to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Birla said there would be a debate of around...
New Delhi: The opposition will boycott the election of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha as a mark of protest against the Modi government not appointing a deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha for seven years, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Thursday. The government...
New Delhi: Congress Lok Sabha MP Hibi Eden and DMK Parliamentary Party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi moved motions Thursday to oppose the amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in the Lok Sabha. This comes as a three-day special sitting of the extended Budget session of...
Tehran: Iran will not compromise on its nuclear enrichment rights, said the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that its entitlement to nuclear energy is firmly grounded in international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), state media reported Thursday. Addressing a press conference...
Washington: India’s strong economic growth is helping cushion fiscal pressures, but risks from subsidies and elevated debt remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. “Strong growth makes life much easier. It can’t be much in a better position if they were growing as India is...
Over the decades, since Independence, India’s southern states have achieved great success in population control with their governments aggressively promoting...
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By Aakar Patel Nowadays for a homeless person to fulfi ll the requirement of a place of residence, ‘The BLO...
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By Dilip Cherian India’s latest babu reshuffle story is not really about transfers or appointments. It is about a deeper...
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Finally, the much-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is taking place. Trump’s three-day...
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